What color is #9E9E88?

#9E9E88 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9E88?

The RGB value is 158, 158, 136: 158 red, 158 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9E88?

The complementary color is #88889E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9E88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9E88 color

#9E9E88 rgb(158, 158, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E9E88 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 62% green and 53.3% blue (158, 158, 136).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#9E9E88 color codes

HEX	`#9E9E88`
RGB	`rgb(158, 158, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 62%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.56, -3.94, 11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.56, 12.17, 108.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.771, 33.501, 28.133)`
Decimal	`10395272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9E88, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9E9E88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9E88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9E9E88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9e88; }
.text { color: #9e9e88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9e88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 158 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9e88, #939e88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9E9E88?: #9E9E88 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9E88?: The RGB value is 158, 158, 136: 158 red, 158 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9E88?: The complementary color is #88889E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9E88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.